Tash Soper Allerford Equine

Tash Soper Allerford Equine Freelance exercise rider. Experienced with young and tricky horses

14/11/2025

Jazz feeling a bit jolly having a canter today 😂 this is only his second canter under saddle! I think he’s starting to realise going forward can be quite fun 😆
He took a step backwards a couple of weeks ago and I had to put him back on the longreins as he started napping out the yard again, in the last few days I have seen a big change in him, when he’s worried he will still nap but instead of panicking and getting worse he is responding to my leg and voice and having a think before going forwards again 🤩
Fingers crossed he keeps improving, he’s such a smart boy and has obviously spent his life thinking he has to make the decisions and is now starting to realise life is a lot less stressful if he can leave it up to me 🏇

12/11/2025

Spotlight’s first little walk out from home! Just love how naturally forward and confident she is.
We saw lots of shoot traffic, a big tanker and vans and she didn’t bat an eyelid at anything 🥰
Please ignore the state of her, I am not used to this colour 😫😂

What a horrible day 🤨 One soggy hack with Bella and haircuts for the greys because I couldn’t face going out more than o...
09/11/2025

What a horrible day 🤨
One soggy hack with Bella and haircuts for the greys because I couldn’t face going out more than once 😂
Both Jazz and Spotlight have not been clipped before and we’re both good as gold 🥰

Picked up this pretty girl this afternoon 🤩5yo mare originally off Bodmin moor approx 14.2hh. Welcome to Allerford Spotl...
08/11/2025

Picked up this pretty girl this afternoon 🤩
5yo mare originally off Bodmin moor approx 14.2hh.
Welcome to Allerford Spotlight 🥰

06/11/2025

Had such a great lesson with Bella today, I can’t believe how much she has improved in just a few months.
She is absolutely loving her jumping being really brave with fillers popping over everything first time 🥰

How cool does Trudy look clipped 🤩I didn’t realise horses came in tortoiseshell 😂Such an angel for her first ever clip, ...
31/10/2025

How cool does Trudy look clipped 🤩
I didn’t realise horses came in tortoiseshell 😂
Such an angel for her first ever clip, after looking slightly concerned when I first turned on the clippers she realised she quite enjoyed being pampered and stood like a rock the whole time! ❤️

30/10/2025

First hack alone with no one on the ground! 🥳 No napping, slightly more tense and spooky which I expected due to the less than perfect weather but listening to me perfectly 🥹 such a good boy!

28/10/2025

Just last week Jazz would nap dramatically going past this point!
Now look at him go 🥹
Just shows what consistent groundwork and long reining can do! Even though he is being looky and not 100% sure, he is trusting me to make the right decision to keep him safe instead of trying to do it himself by napping back to the yard 🤩 I really couldn’t be more pleased!
He was foot perfect the whole ride today, seeing plenty of traffic and being polite and listening the whole time!

A great morning with Bella today at an arena hire with jumps, popping over the whole course politely with me and then be...
26/10/2025

A great morning with Bella today at an arena hire with jumps, popping over the whole course politely with me and then being ridden by her new jockey Grace who has been riding her out with me 🤩 so proud of them both as Bella is so new to jumping yet looks after Grace who is 13 and who rides her brilliantly! Love watching my horses being good for other people 🤩

Jazz then went out long reining, he has had a bit of a wobble since the weather has changed over the last week but today left the yard positively again so when we got home I then rode him up and down the drive towards and away from his friends where he didn’t show any nappy behaviour 😇

Trudy did some trailer loading practice and is getting very confident with that marching straight on.

Dotty unfortunately is taking a long time to heal from her surgery but is looking well and definitely doesn’t feel like there is anything wrong 🫣

And to finish the day Bella had her first full clip ready to get out and about without being a sweaty mess 😂

18/10/2025

Look at this superstar leaving the yard like a pro 🤩 just shows what a bit of consistency and confidence can do.
Just last week there would have been no way Jazz would leave the yard without someone in front and now although he’s still taking confidence from me, he is starting to believe in himself that he can do it 😇

This lovely boy is Jazz😍 he is with me to gain some confidence as he is very anxious about leaving the yard alone which ...
16/10/2025

This lovely boy is Jazz😍 he is with me to gain some confidence as he is very anxious about leaving the yard alone which then presents as napping. He has been with me nearly two weeks now and I have spent time doing in hand hacks and encouraging him to walk ahead of me past things he finds scary. In the last three days he has progressed to longreining and today he left the yard for the first time without having to have someone walk in front of him 🥰
Here he is showing off in the field and actually starting to enjoy his work and getting out and exploring!

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